Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito), creator of “The guy from 8”, was a figure very loved by all. And it is that her characters and programs remained -and will remain- in the hearts of all fans of the popular Mexican children’s program that, although it was broadcast in the 70s, still continues to entertain and make people laugh. However, her personality chespirito He was quite strong, so much so that his relationship with many of his castmates experienced various short circuits in those years.
And although Gómez Bolaños managed to make peace with most of the protagonists of “The guy from 8”it was always commented that the origin of many of these fights was in Florinda Mezathe actress who played Doña Florinda and whose chespirito he fell in love while filming the show. So much so that she became his wife.
The other works that Florinda Meza did with and for Chespirito, in addition to giving life to Doña Florinda in “El Chavo del 8”
Although the character of Florinda Meza was always, at least, controversial in the life of Roberto Gómez Bolaños, the truth is that the actress became the life partner of chespirito and who was by his side until the end. Both met at the time of greatest popularity of “The guy from 8”. Gómez Bolaños was still married to his first wife and mother of his 6 children, Graciela Fernández; and it is said that Meza was the third in contention.
Beyond these details and the fights that may have broken out between the protagonists of the series, Gómez Bolaños and Meza shared a large part of their lives. In an interview from some time ago, the actress who gave life to Doña Florinda in “The guy from 8” said that it was much more than the companion and interpreter of chespirito while they were together.
In fact, the actress listed 5 functions that she fulfilled while giving life to Doña Florinda. In that sense, Florinda Meza He stressed that she was the secretary of Roberto Gómez Bolaños, his Public Relations agent, his administrator and even his domestic servant. To culminate, she who gave life to one of the neighbors with the strongest character in the Neighborhood of “The guy from 8” said she was “almost the slave” of chespiritoalluding to the things she proposed to herself to do in order to please the actor and creator of the series.